Improved skate-fastening



. M. MAYDOLE. I SKATE FASTENING.

Patented Sept. 16, 1862.

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DAVID MAYDOLE, or NORWICH, NEW ron c...

lMPROVED [SKATE-FASTENING.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 36,470, dated September 16, 1862.

ToaZZ whomit may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID MA'YDoLE, of Norwich, in the. county of Chenango and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved SkateFastenin'g; and I do hereby de- ,clare that the following is a full, clear, and ex- Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts in the several figures.

This invention consists in having a hook at the'back part of the heel-plate of the skate, adapted to catch over a bar attached to the heel of: the boot on shoeto form a-heel-fastening, and in having aT-sliaped bdltwhich protrodes through thesole-plate-ofthe. skate,

adapted to be turned in the slot ofa plate at- I tached to the sole of a' boot or shoe to form a toe'fasteniug, the two devicescombined forming a secure and reliable. skate-fastening, as

will be hereinafter fully explained.

To enable others skilled in theart to fully. understand and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. A represents the runner of the skate,which may be of the usual form, and B B are two posts or knees, B being the front and B the back post. The upperend of the back heelpost, B, terminates ina horizontal plate, E, on which the heel of the boot or shoe rests. This plate E may be of circular or other form. In this case its front part is circular, with a straight back edge, b, at right angles with the runner A, the heel-plate forming rather more than-a semicircle. (See Figs. 2 and 4..) At

' the center of the back edge, b, of the plate E there is a hook, F, which may be made separately and attached to plate E, or be bent up and formed of a part thereof, a projection being left on the plate for that purpose. This hook may be of any desirable width, audits convex surface is its upper surface, as shown clearly in Fig. 1.

G is a plate of circular or other fo1'ni,wh1ch has two parallel slots, 0 0, made in it at a suitable distance apart, forming what maybe termed a staple [hr the hook F to pass entirely through thatis to say, up through theinnerheel of the-boot or shoe, and is let into the heel, so that its under surface or 'face will be flush with it, and a recess, 0, is made in the bottom oi the heel of the boot or shoe to admit .of the hook being passed through the slots 0 c, as shown in red in Fig. l.

, To the upperend of thefron't heel-post, B, and resting at its front end on the topgof the runner, is attached a sole-plate, H, which correspondswith size and shape with boot or shoe. upon which the skate is to be worn. The front end of the runner turns up in the usual manner and at its inner edge terminates in a prong, (not shown in the drawings,) which,'-fitt-ing into a corresponding recess in the sole pl ate, secures the-:front end thereof to the runner.

Fitted to turn horizontally in the sole-plate H1 is a T-shaped bolt,- I,which has a shoulder, a,

formed on it, which rests upon the upper side of the-sole-plate. The lower edge of this belt protrudes through the sole-plate H, and is squared to allow a lever, J ,which has asquare holethrough it, to be slipped over and se-.

cured thereon against a shoulder by a nut, f, which fits the screw-threaded-end of the bolt I. The head of theT-shaped bolt 1, on the under and opposite sides, is slightly inclined in opposite directions, for the purpose hereinafter to be explained. The end of the lever J which is secured to the bolt I is made in flat circular form and isfurnished on opposite sides with two segment-slots, g g, of equal length. Through these slots protrude pins or screws h h, secured in the sole-plate H. The" object of these pins or screws is to limit the movement of the iever in either direction. Consequently they act as stops. The front end .of the lever J is bent in the form of an eye and has a longitudinal groove cut in its under side. This groove, when the lever is moved to 0ccupy a position in line-with the runner, fits over a corresponding ridge,,n, on the sole-plate H, and is thereby held against lateral 'movement, and when on the boot or shoe the-skate I is therebyprevented from becoming casually detached or unfastened.

' Kis a plate of circular or other form,which has a slot made in it of sufiicient size to allow the head of the T-shapcd bolt to pass'through it. This plate K is secured by two screws to the bottom of the sole of the boot or shoe, and is let into the sole, so that its under surface will be flush with it, and a recess,'j, is made in the bottom of the sole of the boot or shoe to admit of the head of the Tshaped bolt be ing turn'ed in it after being passed through the slot'in the plate.

The manner ofputting on the skate is as follows: The back part of the skate is of course first secured to the heel of the boot or shoe, and thisiis accomplished by holding the skate in an inclined position, as shown in red-in Fig. 1, and passing the end of the hook' first through the outermost slot 0 of plate G, and then turning the skatc forward toward the sole to let the point of the hook pass down through the outermost slot 0, at the same time the head of the T-shaped bolt being turned so as tocxtend in a longitudinal direction orparallel with the runner, enters the slot in the plate K, and when the sole-plate is against the sole of the boot or'shoe by a quartertnrn of the lever, or from a position shown in red toy that in black in Fig. 2, a corresponding movement being imparted to the bolt, the operation is complete and'a perfect fastening obtained. The inclined surfaces of the head of the T shaped bolt I as it is turned in the recess in the sole of the boot or shoe act as a wedge or screw against the inner face of the plate K- to draw the solo-plate firmly against the sole of the boot or shoe. The T-shaped boltholds the skate against lateral movement and clamps it firmly to the sole of the boot or shoe, while it is secured vcrticallyto the boot or'shoe at the back part, and is also prevented from moving or shoving either longitudinally or vertically by the hook F,- thus making a perfect look.

I would remark that in lieu of the double slotted plate G a single plate or bar may be employed and attached to the boot-heel,with a recess made in the heel directly under said plate or bar for the hook F to pass over. In

Figs/3 and 4, which represent a modification of my invention, L is latch-plate fitted to slide in a clip, M, and provided on its inner side witha knee-shaped projection (shown in dotted lines inFi g. 3) which protrudes through and has longitudinal movement in a slot in the sole-plate II of the skate. The front end of the latch-plate is connected by a pivot, z, with a bell-crank-shapcd lever, J, which is attached to the sole-plate H by a pivot-screw, k.

The operation of this fastening will readily be seen. By turning the front end of the lever J to one side the kneeshaped projection will be drawn against the front end of the slot in the soleplate. The skate is thcueput on in the same manner as the one first described. and locked by a movement of the lever J, which forces the knee-shaped projection toward the back end of the slot in" the'sole-plate, its inclined under surface resting against the inner face of the circular plate K as the projection is forced back, acting to draw tlie'sole-plate of the skate firmly against the sole of the ,boot' or shoe This last mode of fastening the front part of the skate to'the sole of thcboot or shoe might be used instead of the iuodc'first de scribed, though it is evident it would not be so safe or reliable a fastening.

Having thus described myinvc'ntion, what I claim as new, and desire to soon re by Letters Patent. is

1. The hook F and plate G, employed in the manner described, in combination with a T or hook shaped sole-fastening operated by a lever, J or J. substantially as set forth.

2. The T-shaped bolt 1', sole-plate H, and lover J, in combination with the pins or screws h h, or their equivalents, and ridge n, when arranged to operate in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

DAVID MAYDOLE.

\Vitnesses:

JAMES N. GRH LEY, OOTAVIUS KNIGHT. 

